# Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA / FVFA)

**Victoria Falls International Airport** (IATA: VFA, ICAO: FVFA) is a large airport in Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe. It has one runway, 4,000 m (13,123 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvfa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VFA / FVFA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe
- Serves: Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe
- Elevation: 1,064 m / 3,490 ft
- Coordinates: -18.0974, 25.8369
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Harare
- Website: http://www.caaz.co.zw//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=96
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433189
- Weather station: FVFA · WMO 67843
- Ident: FVFA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 110° / 290° | yes |

## Routes

13 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (12)

- [HWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvwn.md) Hwange National Park Airport · Zimbabwe · 138 km / 86 mi · Fastjet Zimbabwe
- [MUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbmn.md) Maun International Airport · Botswana · 328 km / 204 mi · Fastjet Zimbabwe
- [BUQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvbu.md) Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport · Zimbabwe · 362 km / 225 mi · Fastjet Zimbabwe, Air Zimbabwe
- [KAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvkb.md) Kariba Airport · Zimbabwe · 368 km / 229 mi · Fastjet Zimbabwe
- [HRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvha.md) Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport · Zimbabwe · 556 km / 345 mi · Fastjet Zimbabwe, Air Zimbabwe
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 928 km / 577 mi · FlySafair, Fastjet Zimbabwe, CemAir, Airlink
- [MQP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fakn.md) Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport · South Africa · 976 km / 606 mi · Fastjet Zimbabwe, Airlink
- [WDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywh.md) Hosea Kutako International Airport · Namibia · 999 km / 621 mi · Westair Aviation
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 1,906 km / 1,184 mi · Airlink, Kenya Airways
- [DAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htda.md) Julius Nyerere International Airport · Tanzania · 1,912 km / 1,188 mi · Air Tanzania
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 2,224 km / 1,382 mi · Kenya Airways
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,330 km / 2,069 mi · Ethiopian Airlines

### Seasonal (2)

- [WDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywh.md) Hosea Kutako International Airport · Namibia · 999 km / 621 mi · Discover Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 7,763 km / 4,824 mi · Discover Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VFA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (10)

- FN [Fastjet Zimbabwe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fastjet-zimbabwe) · 7
- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 3
- UM [Air Zimbabwe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-zimbabwe) · 2
- 4Y [Discover Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/discover-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 2
- TC [Air Tanzania](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tanzania) · 1
- 5Z [CemAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cemair) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- FA [FlySafair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flysafair) · 1
- WV [Westair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westair-aviation) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =14 in Africa | #3 in ZW |
| Elevation | 1,064 m / 3,490 ft | =4,389 of 43,403 | #1,045 in Africa | #46 in ZW |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =5 in ZW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | FALLS APP | 121.100 |
| TWR | FALLS TWR | 121.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flli.md) Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [BBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbke.md) Kasane International Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [HWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvwn.md) Hwange National Park Airport · 138 km / 86 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Victoria Falls Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Falls_Airport&oldid=1363085504), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvfa/data